Tag: Motherwell

In 1992, when I was a thrusting young(ish) reporter on the Scotsman, my then girlfriend (and now wife) and I went on holiday to the west coast of the United States. We were walking down the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California, when we came across an international newspaper stand – a relic of the pre-internet age that offered ye olde worlde travellers a link back to the homeland, albeit with the immediacy we would all associate with Kris Commons doing 40-yard sprints in training. We shelled out $11…

What a day in the Premier League! It might be forgotten in all this West Ham mess, which we will come to, that Newcastle have made a great stride towards survival. They were by far the better team from start to finish as Southampton showed they are really in a rut. Everton 2-0 Brighton Huddersfield 0-0 Swansea Newcastle 3-0 Southampton West Ham 0-3 Burnley West Brom 1-4 Leicester The home team are all at sea and heading down with a whimper! Iborra takes advantage of the shambles to add a…

REUTERS Yeovil vs Man Utd LIVE updates: Latest FA Cup fourth-round scores, goals and highlights Yeovil vs Man Utd LIVE updates: Express Sport brings you the latest FA Cup fourth-round scores, goals and highlights 28: Manchester United are shifting through the gears now. Alexis Sanchez jinks his way past a couple of Yeovil defenders before squaring it to McTominay. The youngster drills one goalwards but Krysiak makes an excellent save. 25: Marcus Rashford uses his pace to cause Yeovil all sorts of problems. He darts into the area but he’s…

The 48-year-old has been called in to rescue Stoke from relegation but only after botched attempts to get Martin O’Neill and Quique Sanchez Flores. Derby manager Gary Rowett was also someone Stoke’s owners had fluttered their eyelashes at before their shock move for Lambert. The former Aston Villa, Norwich and Wolves boss has signed a two-and-a-half year deal with a seven figure bonus due if he can secure their top flight status. “Whether I was 15th choice or 50th choice doesn’t matter to me one bit,” said Lambert. “I am…

The Hoops have first option to buy the 19-year-old from PSG this summer for £7million. That would eclipse the £6m they paid for both Chris Sutton in 2000 and John Hartson in 2001. Edouard has impressed Rodgers with the way he has adapted to his new life in Glasgow. The French teenager has played 13 times for Celtic, scoring four goals including a hat-trick against Motherwell. But Rodgers feels there is more to come from him and is prepared to bide his time before making a final call on the…

Rangers have been linked with a move for Brighton’s Jamie Murphy in recent weeks. The Ibrox side are said to be keen to secure a deal for the former Motherwell and Sheffield United winger. Sky Sports claimed discussions with Brighton were underway and the two sides had entered into negotiations about a transfer fee. However, Jim White has put a dampener on the deal, claiming it is ‘nowhere near’ being agreed. “Update – information from inside Brighton is club nowhere near agreeing fee for winger Jamie Murphy to Rangers,” he…

Just when it looked as Motherwell would avenge their Betfred Cup Final defeat and end Celtic’s Invincible run, up stepped Fir Park’s public enemy number one Sinclair to slot home an 88th-minute penalty. Just like at Hampden it was another controversial decision as Andy Rose was penalised by referee Willie Collum when Callum McGregor hit the deck. Well, who were leading through a Mikael Lustig own-goal, were furious but sub Sinclair kept his cool to slot home the spot-kick. Well took the lead with 12 minutes remaining and Trevor Carson…

Brendan Rodgers may soon run out of Celtic records to break. Until then, at least he has worthwhile personal incentive. Celtic’s ultimately comfortable retention of the League Cup means Rodgers has become the first manager in the club’s history to win his first four domestic trophies. He is the first since the legendary Jock Stein to collect four in a row. Celtic’s unbeaten domestic record has now stretched to a staggering 65 games. One wonders what the Irishman’s next trick could possibly be. The answer, of course, resonates in the…

Celtic clinched their fourth successive trophy under Brendan Rodgers with a 2-0 win over Motherwell in the Scottish League Cup. James Forrest opened the scoring for the SPL champions, curling home a low shot following a Callum McGregor assist. McGregor worked the ball well to Forrest on the edge of the penalty area who took a touch before curling his strike into the far corner to make it 1-0. At half-time the game was still in the balance but Cedric Kipre’s sending off after the restart cost Motherwell dearly. It…

Caixinha, 46, has lost seven of his 26 games in charge of the Ibrox club. An emergency meeting was called by Rangers directors this afternoon and a statement on their website confirmed the departure. “Rangers Football Club announce today that Pedro Caixinha has left the Club,” the statement read. “The decision to part company with Pedro was taken after careful consideration and the search for a new manager will begin immediately. “Pedro was appointed in March this year but results have been disappointing and not commensurate with the level of…